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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-09-03
UP THE BILLIONS.
Earnings of the Southern Pacific a.
t,iNnn in TIE Annn N Eennrt

Earnings of the Southern Pacific as
Given in the Anuu Al Report.
SAN FEANcIseo. Cal, Aug. z6.-The an
nuaI report Of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road Company for the year 1856, was
issued to-day. During the year the to-
lul mileage OF the Central Pacific lines
operated We're 14O, leased lines in Cali
torma +l2 Pacific systems OF the South
eru Pacific 1876. Atlantic system of the
same road 1851 making a total Of
iS46 miles. During the year
100 miles were built in CAL
iornia. The total gross earnings
We're in round numbers S3l 900 600:
earnings over operating expenses $l3,-
b.0NM, leaving balance surplus of 81 =
coo O0O, out of which was paid a net
profit of Central Pacific lines of $ll, ,324,- =
COS, and interests on bonds Of the Cen
tral Pacific fund, leaving as surplus
proper sIS0,0OO The transcOutineutal
rate war, which continued through al
most the entire year, caused the net
results to fall below those of 1885. The
total stock of the system amounts to
lii, 80 shares, costing over SIS 100000
Tie total assets are 800 100000; author
Ized capital stock Is SIOO.OjO 1000; capital
stock outstand ng, So, 900, 600; total la
bilIties and capital stock, SOS 1913, 800
The surplus Of assets over
liabilities is $500. .S27. Secretary
aud Comptroller Miller reports the
gross eaInlHgs Of the Central Pacific to
be sIl,SoJ,UOo, and operating expenses
$4,000 N06, which caves the small sum
leased lines in California Of g. 400 600.
and of Pacific system OF Southern Pa
citc, s4,0a0,01O; Atlantic system OF
Southern i'HpIflg. - t4D GOO
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AN Ashland dispatch states that the

AN Ashland dispatch states that the
body of Fred Albert, who drowned
when the steamer Cty oi Ashland
burned, was found of Oak Point.
JosEHH HEIG, an employe at the
Saxonia Hotel, Milwaukee, died from
| asphyxiation IN HIS room on the 22d.
He blew out the gas.
ASHLAND Oddfellows will build a
| $12, 900 hall.
SCANDNAvIAN Baptists will build
81 800 church edihce at Ashland.
THE Penokee Lumber Company will
build mills and docks at Ashland.
THE places Of the strikif walters at
the Chequamegon Botel, Ashland,
have peen filled.
WoRKMEN in Shaw's foundry, at
Eau Claire, were fired upon by an uu-
known man. No one was injured.
WILL LONG, OF Sturgeon Bay, put q
bullet through his hand and into his
leg while cleaning a revolver.
THE La Crosse authorities are in
vestigating the case OF a family that
lives in a stable with horses and
chickens.
AMONG the deeds recently filed at
hSuidilIl Is Ou6 LOl Il u StiAHlCI VI VI Stl6-
line Island land, issued in 1855 and
signed by "Franklin Pierce, president
OF the United States"
IT is reported that vein OF silver
bearing quartz has been discovered
near the abandoned Ashland copper
mine, IN Ashland County. Cleveland
parties are conducting the explora-
tiOns.
THE La Crosse Chronicle says the
car shops of the Chicago, Burlington
& Northern company viii be located
in North La Crosse.
r. G. INMATES, secretary OF the
State Historical Society, is preparing
for canoe voyage down the Wiscon-
sin River, from Portage to Prairie du
Chen.
THE earnings Of the Milwaukee,
FAKE Shore Il Western road during
the third week in August were $76,
745, an increase Of SIS, ,279 over last
years earnings OF the same date.
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every known indication of natural gas
wells in the vicinity of st. Paul.
PRINTERS SMOKED OUT.
Destruction of the Montreal Herald
Building-Loss Half "A Million Dollars

Destruction of the Montreal Herald
Building-Loss Half "A Million Dollars.
MONTREAL, Que, Aug. 27.-The Her
aid building was burned 10 the ground
last night for the second time within
hye years. 1t was of solid stone, five
stories in height, and situated at st.
James Street and Victoria Square. The
fire broke ont in the bndery at 8 O'Clock
and spread with such rtpidity that be-
fore the fremen arrived the
whole building was one mass
of flames. Fortunately there was
an unlimited supply of water in this dis
trict or the fire would inevitably have
spread on every side. The whole brig
ade was summoned and the building was
literally flooded with water, but this had
little effect on the mass of burning oil,
printers ink and other infiammable ma
terlal, and the flames reached across St.
James Street, threatening the buildings
on the other side. These were only
saved by being continually washed down
by four powerful streams, but
the sparks were carried completely
over the block and set fire TO some
buildings on st. Henry Street. These
We're, however. taken in time. The
heat by this time was so great that 1t
was impossible to get near the burning
building and the flames, leaping away
up into the air, caused the greatest
alarm among the uptown residents, who
thought the whole of the business pOr-
ton OF the city was being destroyed.
The building cost $GS 900 and was owned
by George w. Stevens. The Herald
Printing Company loses its whole
plant, valued at over $4,000, on
which there is very little insurance
There were several business houses in
the building, notably: d. Morrice & Co.,
ice dealers; j. Hart, coal dealer; Scott's
laundry, the 81. Leon Water Company,
Kings Express Company, MacKay &
Co., the Dominion Shipping Company.
All these premises have been complete
ly gutted, and only portions of the black
ened walls remain. The entire none
tary loss is enormous, amounting to over
half million dollars. There is only
partial insurance.
1t was at first reported that three com
pOsitors perished in the flames, but sub
sequenty it was found that the missing
men had made their escape from the
doomed building.
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LOOKS LIKE WAR.
The Canadian Government Bound to Rule
in Manitoba.


NEW YORK, Aug. pa Toronto spe-
cial of to-day to the Herald says Mayor
Walsh, leading Conservative of Mani
toba, has returned to Toronto from the
maritime provinces where he had an in
terview with Sir John Macdonald re-
garding disallowance in Manitoba. Sir
John said he was determined that disal-
lowance of the Red River Valley Railway
charter shall take effect. II am bound to
see," he said, that the supremacy
of the federal authority is maintained.
1t Is time that the provinces should be
taught that when Her Majestry's repre-
sentative, with the consent of her ad
visers, sees fit to disallow measure
which is derogatory to the interests of
the dominion and the empire, they
must submit gracefully"
Mr.. Walsh said: THE people of Mani
toba wish to build the Red River Road
with their own money and are determln-
ed not to be prevented from so doing. |
am sure the volunteers of Ontario will
not take up arms against their brothers
in Manitoba"
Il am determined" said Sir John,
that the construction of that road shall
be stopped, and if necessary, by British
regulars. On my suggestion the impe-
rial government has decided to establish
garrison at Winnipeg and troops will
be sent there shortly. The idea has
met with favor by the British govern
ment. They see that Winnipeg is an
important strategic point and that troops
can be kept there cheaply and in event
OF war can be transported to India or
elsewhere with dispatch. Their pres
ence there Will also make the unruv
provinces submit to federal authority"
Mr.. Walsh replied: "Our people will
resist with an armed force, and if a col
hslOn occurs rebellion will follow"
q cannot help that, :" said Sir John.
1--WE must see that federal authority is
maintained over provincial authority,
and If rebellion is the result it will not
be my fault. 1t will be the fault of the
Manltobans. | am determined TO stop
the construction ofthe Red River Valley
Railway II 1t has to be done at the point
Of the bayOnet."
An Ottawa special TO the same paper
to-day says the Dominion government
views the situation with no small degree
OF alarm on account of past experience
in dealing with Northwestern affairs. 1t
is not probable that an Injunction with
out actual physical force behind it will
be any more effective than paper dis
allowance. When whole community
has determined upon an object,
as the Manitobans appear TO have
done, legal formulas lose their
effectiveness and writs will not execute
themselves. The talk of the British reg
ulars for settling the intestine rows of
the Dominion is dangerous. British red
coats on the Red River, shooting down
colonists would be too wild a wicked
folly to dream of. If such an idea
should get into Sir John Macdonald's
head 1t would prove him insane, and if
the proposition were listened to by the
English government, British connection
in Canada would not last long.
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to Rutherford, who, it is alleged de-
stroyed the papers after having them
copied and arranged fer future use.
With the information thus secured
Rutherford would address the parties in
reference 10 their claims for pensions
and offering himself as attorney. When
arrested and charged with steal
ing the records Brooner admitted
his guilt and explained the use to
which they were put. Upon Brooner's
confession Rutherford was also arrested
and held to bail in 5000 Brooner was
committed in default of bail. Ruther-
fort denies the correctness of Brooner's
statements, but the officers found some
Of the papers in his office Rutherford
was an auditor of the treasury about
twelve yeaIs ago, and was required to
resign in consequence of the passage
through the office of the Suggfort claim,
which involved the payment o a large
sum of money from the treasury, and
which claim was subsequently found to
be of suspicious, if net fraudulent,
character
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ORDERs 10 >TOP uOHH.
Another Injunction Against the Red Riv-
er Road-Iroops in Manitoba

er koad-Troops in Manitoba.
MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, Aug. 24-The
Journals Winnipeg special of to-day
says another injunction against the Red
River Valley Railroad was moved for
to-day by a property owner near Morris
Inc Montreal Gazette, government or
gan, to-day threatens trouble if Man
ltoba refuses to obey orders of
the courts when issued. Mr.. Hamilton
said that he had been served with no
papers as vet, and the work would be
pushed as rapidly as possible He
doubted If troops would be sent from
the East to enforce the orders of the
courts. The matter was now a purely
legal one. In well-inlormed Canadian
quarters the report of Sir John Mac
donald's threat Is discredited. Without
the help of regulars the federal govern
ment Is practically powerless to enforce
ITS wishes. 1t has 1000 mounted
police in the Northwest Territory, but
they dare not bring any of them here
lest the Indians should rise. Besides
these there are about 100 members of a
mounted infantry school here who are
practically regulars There are about
LOO volunteers in the province, but
should the worst come they viii side
with the provincial government Inthe
eastern provinces the government can
only depend upon A and B Batteries and
the infantry schools, aggregating per
haps 900 men. There are 400 miles of
wilderness between Manitoba and Lake
superior, and a handful of men could
stop an army entering the province by
that route. There are about 2O,00O able
bodied men IN the province, and they
are all ready and willing to fight.
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4 RLOODY U4R FEIRED.


GOV. Adams and Gen Crook Looked To
to Prevent 1t.
A Denver dispatch Of the 2Sth says:
The Ute war situation, as far as can be
learned, is unchanged since yesterday
Word has been received that 600 Utes
are camped near Thursdays battlefield
and are held back 10y two companies of
colored regulars. It is known that
the Indians who took part in the fight
were true Utes-White River, Tin
tab Utes and Uncompahgres, and that
Unnecessary, f over 800 reintorcements
can be raised from this tribe The I'm
compahgre Indians are very hot
headed race, and if anv of their people
were killed Thursday it is feared the en-
tire tribe will take the matter up and
precipitate the state into a long and
bloody war. fthe Indians do not at
tack the whites at Rangely before the
arrival Of Gov Adams and Gen. Crook
tomorrow there are h pes that the
trouble viii be settled. Lieut.. Folsom,
OF Aspen. who was wounded seriously
during the engagement, died Friday
morning.
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PLiNSED Ei HyEGHTS
Sensational Developments in the VI
souri, Pacific Irain Mreckers' Cnsrs.

Sensational Developments in the Mis-
souri, Pacific Train Wreckers' Cases
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. pa sensa-
ton Is caused here by the publication
to-day of a statement that Frank Whit
ney, prominent Knight of Labor, has
confessed that the train wrecks that fol-
lowed the collapse OF the great strike on
the Missouri Pacific Road in 1886, were
the result of a preconcerted action in
stigated and planned in lodge-room Of
the knights of Labor 1t is also said
that warrants have been issued for the
arrest of a number Of members of the
order, on charges of murder, train
wreCking, perjury and conspiracy.
These warrants are issued in connection
with the wreck at Wyandotte. kas., on
April 26, 1886, when two men were
killed. Six Knights of Labor were ar
rested shortly after the affair occurred.
William Nossen, one Of the accused. first
made a confession, and he was followed
some time ago by Fred Newport and
now by Whitney, whose statements are
similar to those of the others George
IL. Hamilton, the leader OF the wreck
crs, Is now on trial at WYandotte.
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Three Italians Caught Pushing" Spuri-
Gus silver Dollars in Chicago.

Three Italians Caught Pushing" Spuri-
Gus Silver Dollars in Chicago.
At Chicago on the 22d Capt Parker,
of the government secret service, caused
the arrest of three Italians for passing
counterfeit silver dollars He believes
that he hes caught the head of a gang
which has been pushing" surious coin
IN large quantities for years. Francis
Loup, the man referred to, has been
running little grocery store at 2Sl4
State Street, ii Is believed, as a cover for
his counterieiting operations Within
the last week three counterfeit
dollars We're paid in change to
Otto COert, a grocery wagon
driver. Capt Parker sent one Of
his assistants to the place and he was
handed counte rfeit dollar, whereupOn
Mr.. LOup and his sons. Antonio and
Judy, were arrested and sent to Jail
in defanlt of 81 900 bail. each. The spuri-
Gus coin is a very good imitation of the
genuine, except that it is nearly > per
cent. lighter in weight. Capt Parker
says that bushels of it have been put IN
circulation. \ thorough search of the
house failed to show anv of the bad
money or any of the implements Cf
counterfeiting. Loup was one of Il gang
of Italian and Greek counterfeiters who
operated quite extensively here num-
Der of wears AGO.
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4 r0f-ta41 u0vagrAT.

Canadians Strongly Favor Commercial
Union with the states.
MONTREAL. Que, Aug. 25.-NOwhere
in the province has Il more intelligent
and appreciative audience assembled
than the one which heard at Shetford
the first gun fired for commercial union.
Stirring addresses were delivered by
Messrs. Clayes, member of Parliament Tor
Missisquoi; Fisher, member of Parha-
ment from Bronze; Auget, ex-member
of Parliament for Shetford, and +. p.
Johnson and II. NJ. Rider. Mr.. Fon-
tame, Of st. Hvacintbe, made an address
in French advising his countrymen to
give their support to the movement,
which, he believed, would be for their
good in every way. Long and frequent
applause interrupted all the speakers
and left no doubt in the minds of I'M
biased spectators that the movement is
a popular one. The meeting was brought
10 a close with cheers for the Queen and
the President
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CAST AWAY IN SIBERIA.
The Crew of a Whaling Vessel Supposed
to be in Russia


SAN Francisco, Aug. 23.-The officers
of the bark Pearl, which arrived to-day
from Fox Islands, Alaska, state that
there is probability that in Siberia are
several OF a crew of the whaling bark
Napoleon, which was wrecked about two
years ago upon the Siberian coast. There
were two boas' crews that were never
heard from after the wreck, among the
lost being first and third mates. a piece
OF wood was secured by the Pearl from
the natives, on which was carved ini-
tails which are supposed to be those of
}. B. Vincent of Martha's Vineyard,
Mass, who was one of the Napoleon s
crew. The other letters and characters
under date of this year seemed to indi-
cate the mans whereabouts to be at a
village near Cape Navarin. Siberia.
Capt. Healy, of the revenue cutter Bear,
will endeavor to solve the mystery while
III Siberian and Alaskan waters.
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BUSINESS FOR WAR SHIP.
Caroline Island Missionaries Demand
Protection from the United States.

Caroline Island Missionaries Demand
Protection from the United States.
BOsTON, Mass, Aug. 26.-Rev. Edward
+. Doane, the missionary of the Amerl-
can Board at Ponape, in the Caroline
Islands, who was arrested some three or
four weeks ago and imprisoned by the
Spanish authorities on the pretext that
he had melted the natives TO dlslOyalty
to their governor, has been released.
This intelligence was received to-day by
Rev. DR.. Judson Smith, the foreign sec
retary of the foreign board. tits thought
that all is not well with Mr.. DOane. His
associates fear there is gloomy prospect
for their mission. Spain will ignore their
rights, they say, and send away the
scholars and In this way break up their
missions. The governor examined the
deed of land conveyed to Mr.. Doane by
the chiefs and afterward produced three
out of four of the signers or witnesses to
the deed, who swore that they had not
signed it or that the land had
not been given to Mr.. Doane.
At Ponape the governor had begun
grading the road around the island fore
ing the natives to work like slaves.
Commenting on this, Mr.. Smith said
that the American government may find
IT necessary to send one of our war ships
to the Caroline Islands to protect the in
terests of our citizens. The United
States could not afford TO have this out
rage perpetrated on American mission
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ELOPERS HUNTED DOWN.
Arrest of the GAINESVILLE RuDaways-Twic
Across the Atlantic.

Across the atlantic
New YORK, Aug. 27.-InspectOr
Byrnes' detectives, on a cable message
from Europe, met the steamship
Adriatic to-day upon her arrival, and ar
rested man and woman charged with
adultery and Larceny. The prisoners are
the Rev. Daxid Seymour, of the MethO-
dist Episcopal Church at GAINESVILLE,
Waseca County, Mimi, and Mrs.
Fannie Henry, wife OF the editor
of the GAINESVILLE Argus. The
couple eloped August l. Sey-
mour took 800 in church funds and
with the woman came 70 this city, They
were pursued by Henry and his brother
in-law. The eloping couple sailed
for Europe and doubled on their
trail by coming back to New
York. Henry had crossed the At
lantiC also. Finding the trail doubled,
he cabled back to Inspector Byrnes, who
arrested the clippers this morning. In
the police court both were held to await
the arrival of Henry by the next steam
er. The erring couple were four days
in Liverpool before they learned
that the irate husband was
close upon their heels. They at
once took the first steamer back for this
country. The husband upon hearing
this at once telegraphed to Inspector
Byrnes and the authorities at Minneso-
ia, asking that the pair be intercepted.
The detective who made the arrest
found the runaways in the steerage. He
held on to the dominic but let Mrs.
Henry 90 her way.
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porarily suspend negotiations is due to
the fact that they do not admit that for
elgn powers have this right, and they
consequently prefer to postpone the
completion of treaty revision until the
codes have been promulgated. These
laws they claim will be in harmony
with western legislation and will them
selves apply all guarantees, which can
reasonably be demanded for the pro-
lection of foreign rights in Japan. The
decision of the cabinet is supported by
intelligent public opinion. Several
commissioners are engaged in the re-
vision and codilication of the laws, and
among their members are number of
foreign specialistsn -
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-09-03
sEgA HEED THE FOKT.
\ South Carolina Woman Blocks "A Rail
way Steal.

COLUMBIA, ;. G., Aug. %. The assist
ant superintendent of the North-Fast-
ern Railroad, accompanied by the sher-
i'll of Williamsburg County, with a
train AMI force of hands, proceeded up
branch road owned bv r. c. Will
loughby, a planter, and began tear
ing up and loading the rails.
Mr. WiIloughhy was absent in
Philadelphia. When the train was
loaded and ready to run on the main
line, Mrs. Wilioughby, handsome Ken
lucky woman, took position in front
0 the engine and refused to allow the
train to pass out. A sofa and rocking
chair were there and she "held the
fort all night and declared she would re-
main there until her husband returned
On the evening of the second day the
railroad attorney ordered the train to
run out at any cost. Mrs. Willoughbv
had armed herself with sixteen-shoot-
ing rifle and as the train came down up
on her, she covered the engineer with a
rifle and ordered him to halt, which he
did without a second order. Here all
hands remained until compromise was
agreed to.
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NEWS GLEANINGS.

The bridge works of Morse Brothers,
at Youngstown, O., were destroyed by
fire on the 2Sth. Loss 500, 900. Over
$40 men are thrown out of employment.
The Connecticut River Lumber Mill,
at tlolyoke, Mass, with its contents, was
burned on the 2Sth. Loss $45 900
Gov. I'M, of New York, has ordered
a special session of the supreme court
for rehearlng of the sharp case. The
matter OF bail has not yet been decided
upon.
BY fall of earth IN railway gravel
pit near Fort Wayne, Ind, on the Goth
Samuel SIogle was buried alive. His
body was taken out fifteen minutes
later.
The Gladstone resolution of censure
Tor the proclamation of Irish National
League was defeated in the House OF
Commons on the 26th by vote of 272
to 1874.
The Republicans of Iowa have re-
nominated Gov. Lararbee and Lieut.
Gov. Hull. Senator Geo. S. Robinson
was nominated for supreme court Judge
and Henry SabIn for superintendent OF
instruction. No recommendation was
made for the presidency.
The Republican state convention OF
Maryland, IN session at Baltimore on
the oath, placed the following ticket III
the field: Governor, Walter b. Brooks,
OF Baltimore; comptroller, K. b. Dixon,
of Talbot County; encouragement,
Francis Miller, Of Montgomery County.
Mrs Sarah Jackson, wife of Andrew
Jackson, Jr., and mistress of the White
House during President Jackson's sec
ond term, died at the Hermitage, near
Nashville, Tenn, on the 23d, aged 50
years.
At Nashville, Tenn, on the 23d, the
Standard OIL Works, Pearce's distiIlery
and Swan 5 marble works were burned.
Loss 100000; insurance small.
Rear Admiral Craven, of the United
States navy, died at the CharIestown
navy yard, where he was visiting his
son, on the 23d, of heart disease. He
was 50 wears Of ace.